Review Of World Crisis Effects On Social Security In Latin America And The Caribbean: Lessons And Policies. Carmelo Mesa-Lago. Reviewed By Vladimir Rys.,
2011
University of Geneva
Review Of World Crisis Effects On Social Security In Latin America And The Caribbean: Lessons And Policies. Carmelo Mesa-Lago. Reviewed By Vladimir Rys., Vladimir Rys
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Book review of Carmelo Mesa-Lago, World Crisis Effects on Social Security in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lessons and Policies. Institute for the Study of the Americas, 2010. $28.95, paperback.
Review Of Suicide: Foucault, History And Truth. Ian Marsh. Reviewed By Oona Morrow.,
2011
Clark University
Review Of Suicide: Foucault, History And Truth. Ian Marsh. Reviewed By Oona Morrow., Oona Morrow
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Book review of Ian Marsh, Suicide: Foucault, History and Truth. Cambridge University Press, 2010. $35.00, paperback.
Addressing Work-Related Traumatic Stress Nebraska - Resilience Alliance Participant Handbook,
2011
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Addressing Work-Related Traumatic Stress Nebraska - Resilience Alliance Participant Handbook, Asc-Nyu Children's Trauma Institute
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Child welfare staff are first responders; just like police officer and fire fighters, they are asked to respond to emergency situations with very little information, and by doing so often put themselves at risk. In addition to the very real physical risks involved with responding to a report of suspected child abuse or neglect, there are equally real psychological risks involved with taking care of children and families that have experienced abuse, neglect, family and community violence, and other traumas. Unlike police officers and fire fighters, however, child welfare staff get very little public recognition for the hard work they …
Net Worth Accumulation By Different Quintiles Of Older Adults Approaching Retirement Age And 10 Years Later,
2011
Washington University
Net Worth Accumulation By Different Quintiles Of Older Adults Approaching Retirement Age And 10 Years Later, Martha N. Ozawa, Yeong H. Yeo
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The shift in responsibility for income security from the government to individuals makes the accumulation of net worth a vital issue. We investigated the rate of net worth accumulation for people aged 51 to 61 in 1991 (N=7,544) and 61 to 71 in 2001 (N=5,711) using the RAND Health and Retirement Study. We found that the rate of net worth accumulation by the fifth (top) quintile was extremely high in 1991, and the distribution of net worth became more skewed in favor of the wealthy in 2001. Older adults in the first and second quintiles are unable to face the …
Foster Care Workers' Emotional Responses To Their Work,
2011
Western Michigan University
Foster Care Workers' Emotional Responses To Their Work, Alissa Schwartz
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The field of child welfare struggles with high rates of job turnover. This study describes the contributors to and experiences of foster care workers' emotional responses to their work. Uniquely drawing from the field of Positive Psychology, it describes and conceptualizes the relationships of multi-level contributors to foster care workers' emotional reactions at work. In-depth interviews conducted with 25 foster care workers found that negative emotions were more prominently featured than positive, but that working in an agency with positive workplace characteristics mitigated this relationship. Theoretical implications and limitations of taking a Positive Psychology approach to the study are discussed.
Social Work And Conditional Cash Transfers In Latin America.,
2011
University of Kansas
Social Work And Conditional Cash Transfers In Latin America., Cindy Calvo
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs are a recent anti-poverty strategy in Latin America. CCT programs provide cash benefits to finance basic needs and foster investment in human capital to extremely poor households. These benefits are conditioned on certain behaviors, usually related to investments in nutrition, health, and education. In the literature, there is a recognizable lack of analyses from social science disciplines related to CCT program implications. This paper contributes in this arena by analyzing the particular role of social work in CCT anti-poverty programs. The educational element of these programs and its theoretical foundation based on the human capital …
Anything Goes? Science And Social Constructions In Competing Discourses,
2011
Keimyung University
Anything Goes? Science And Social Constructions In Competing Discourses, Philip Dybicz
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This paper examines, then disproves, the claim that social work practices based upon postmodern thought are either anti-science, or at the very least, weak on their respect for and application of scientific knowledge. Postmodern thought does attack the epistemological theory of positivism as well as the correspondence theory of truth. Hence, postmodern social work practices do seek to displace the role that scientific knowledge plays in guiding the helping situation. Rather than diagnosing causes and effects in a problem-solving endeavor, science is used to circumscribe the boundaries within which a postmodern endeavor at consciousness- raising takes place. Describing this new …
The Role Of The Neighborhood In Making Welfare Reform Possible,
2011
West Chester University
The Role Of The Neighborhood In Making Welfare Reform Possible, David I. Siegel
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This article will analyze the role of the neighborhood in making welfare reform possible. It will consider the neighborhood and its environment as a context for welfare reform, the influence of neighborhood conditions and effects, recent neighborhood theory building, the neighborhood as a source of relevant values, and finally neighborhood programs that contribute to welfare reform.
Review Of Invisible Hands: The Businessmen's Crusade Against The New Deal. Kim Phillips-Fein. Reviewed By Robert Leighninger.,
2011
Arizona State University
Review Of Invisible Hands: The Businessmen's Crusade Against The New Deal. Kim Phillips-Fein. Reviewed By Robert Leighninger., Robert Leighninger
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Book review of Kim Phillips-Fein, Invisible Hands: The Businessmen's Crusade Against the New Deal. W. W. Norton, 2009. $16.95 paperback.
Review Of Remaking Citizenship: Latina Immigrants And New American Politics. Kathleen M. Coll. Reviewed By Lirio K. Negroni.,
2011
University of Connecticut
Review Of Remaking Citizenship: Latina Immigrants And New American Politics. Kathleen M. Coll. Reviewed By Lirio K. Negroni., Lirio K. Negroni
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Book review of Kathleen M. Coll, Remaking Citizenship: Latina Immigrants and New American Politics. Stanford University Press, 2010. $22.95, paperback.
Review Of American Uprising: The Untold Story Of America's Largest Slave Revolt. Daniel Rasmussen. Reviewed By Phillip Seitz.,
2011
Western Michigan University
Review Of American Uprising: The Untold Story Of America's Largest Slave Revolt. Daniel Rasmussen. Reviewed By Phillip Seitz., Phillip Seitz
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Book review of Daniel Rasmussen, American Uprising: The Untold Story of America's Largest Slave Revolt. Harper Collins, 2011. $26.99, hardcover.
Review Of The Warmth Of Other Suns: The Epic Story Of America's Great Migration. Isabel Wilkerson. Reviewed By Richard Sherman.,
2011
Salem State University
Review Of The Warmth Of Other Suns: The Epic Story Of America's Great Migration. Isabel Wilkerson. Reviewed By Richard Sherman., Richard Sherman
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Book review of Isabel Wilkerson, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration. Random House, 2010. $30.00, hardcover.
Review Of Living The Drama: Community, Conflict, And Culture Among Inner-City Boys. David J. Harding. Reviewed By Wilma Peebles-Wilkins.,
2011
Boston University
Review Of Living The Drama: Community, Conflict, And Culture Among Inner-City Boys. David J. Harding. Reviewed By Wilma Peebles-Wilkins., Wilma Peebles-Wilkins
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Book review of David J. Harding. Living the Drama: Community, Conflict, and Culture among Inner-City Boys. The University of Chicago Press, 2010. $25.00, paperback.
Moving To Opportunity: The Story Of An American Experiment To Fight Ghetto Poverty. Xavier De Souza Briggs, Susan J. Popkin & John Goering. Reviewed By Margeurite Rosenthal.,
2011
Salem State University
Moving To Opportunity: The Story Of An American Experiment To Fight Ghetto Poverty. Xavier De Souza Briggs, Susan J. Popkin & John Goering. Reviewed By Margeurite Rosenthal., Marguerite Rosenthal
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Xavier de Souza Briggs, Susan J. Popkin & John Goering, Moving to Opportunity: The Story of an American Experiment to Fight Ghetto Poverty. Oxford University Press, 2010. $19.95, paperback.
Review Of Democratic Insecurities: Violence, Trauma, And Intervention In Haiti. Erica Caple James. Reviewed By Amy Wilentz.,
2011
Western Michigan University
Review Of Democratic Insecurities: Violence, Trauma, And Intervention In Haiti. Erica Caple James. Reviewed By Amy Wilentz., Amy Wilentz
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Book review of Erica Caple James, Democratic Insecurities: Violence, Trauma, and Intervention in Haiti. University of California Press, 2010. $60 hardcover, $24.95 paperback.
Review Of From Madness To Mental Health: Psychiatric Disorder And Its Treatment In Western Civilization. Greg Eghigian (Ed.). Reviewed By Christopher Hudson.,
2011
Salem State University
Review Of From Madness To Mental Health: Psychiatric Disorder And Its Treatment In Western Civilization. Greg Eghigian (Ed.). Reviewed By Christopher Hudson., Christopher Hudson
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Book review of Greg Eghigian (Ed.), From Madness to Mental Health: Psychiatric Disorder and its Treatment in Western Civilization. Rutgers University Press, 2010. $32.95, paperback.
Toward A Children's Savings And College-Bound Identity Intervention For Raising College Attendance Rates: A Multilevel Propensity Score Analysis,
2011
Washington University in St. Louis
Toward A Children's Savings And College-Bound Identity Intervention For Raising College Attendance Rates: A Multilevel Propensity Score Analysis, William Elliott Iii, Gina Chowa, Vernon Loke
Center for Social Development Research
It has been suggested that children’s savings programs will be more effective if they are combined with strategies to build children’s college-bound identities. In this study we use a multi-level treatment approach to propensity score analysis to test this proposition. Findings suggest that children who have savings and are certain they will graduate from a four-year college are more likely to attend college than their counterparts. Given this, we suggest that children’s savings policies designed to increase college attendance rates will be more effective if they include strategies for building children’s college-bound identity and college-bound identity programs will be more …
A Process Model Of Children's Savings Indirect Effects On College Progress,
2011
Washington University in St. Louis
A Process Model Of Children's Savings Indirect Effects On College Progress, William Elliott Iii, Ilsung Nam, Toni Johnson
Center for Social Development Research
In addition to direct effects that accompany owning savings, asset researchers hypothesize that savings also has indirect effects. However, theory and research on the psychological effects of assets are in their early stages of development. One promising area of theoretical and research inquiry is the study of college expectations as an explanatory mechanism for the relationship between assets and children’s educational outcomes. However, little theory has been developed about how assets may influence college expectations. a recent study uses Identity-Based Motivation (IBM) theory to explain the indirect effects of assets. There are three core components of IBM: (1) salience, (2) …
College Savings Match Programs: Design And Policy,
2011
Washington University in St. Louis
College Savings Match Programs: Design And Policy, Terry Lassar, Margaret M. Clancy, Sarah Mcclure
Center for Social Development Research
We examine here the essential elements and program design of all state 529 savings-match programs as well as the application process and other policy considerations. Like other state programs, 529 savings incentives inevitably reflect the unique demographics, economics, and political makeup of a particular state. This report provides details about inclusive savings-match program features and strategies that could make 529 plans more widely accessible to families of all incomes.
The Mission Continues: Engaging Post-9/11 Disabled Military Veterans In Civic Service,
2011
Washington University in St. Louis
The Mission Continues: Engaging Post-9/11 Disabled Military Veterans In Civic Service, Monica M. Matthieu, Ian D. Smith, Amanda Moore Mcbride, Nancy Morrow-Howell
Center for Social Development Research
The Mission Continues: Engaging Post-9/11 Disabled Military Veterans in Civic Service
